menu_open Columnists
Saleem Qamar Butt

Saleem Qamar Butt

Daily Times

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Re-evolving Middle East - Conclusions

13.04.2025 30

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Re-evolving ME: Arab Spring

17.03.2025 20

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Re-evolving Middle East

10.03.2025 40

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Re-evolving Middle East

01.03.2025 50

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Re-evolving Middle East

23.02.2025 30

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Trumpian Villanova

16.02.2025 10

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Chasing Rainbows

09.02.2025 20

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

A New Trump Era

24.01.2025 40

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Acerbic Environment

19.01.2025 20

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Democracy’s Erosion

12.01.2025 70

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Moral Decay

‘Moral Sense’ is defined as the ability to distinguish between right and wrong; people with a functioning moral sense receive a clear impression of...

05.01.2025 20

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Indispensable Reconciliation

The act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement, and the action of making one view or belief...

27.12.2024 3

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

At the Brink

When a sycophant tells a tyrant in a social gathering that he has saved the country from the brink of a total collapse, the sullen swayer...

22.12.2024 5

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Lessons from Syria

The land of prophets and ancient civilisations—such as Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and Palestine—along with many other parts of the Arab world, has...

14.12.2024 10

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

National Weakness

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every...

08.12.2024 5

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Victims of Interventionism

This piece is a corollary to my earlier published article titled “Endless-Immoral Wars,” where it was stated that, “The U.S. does not fight for the...

01.12.2024 9

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Contest of Ideologies

I happened to glance through an interesting piece published by an American Think Tank, which underscored the necessity for the USA and its allies...

24.11.2024 10

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Kashmir in Quandary

This piece is a sequel to my earli­er published op-ed titled “Wall of BRICS”, where I had stated that “the overall economic imperatives and...

18.11.2024 4

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Dynamics of Political Polarisation

In my piece “Respect the Constitution” published on October 27, 2024, it was stated that “The political environment in Pakistan since April 2022...

10.11.2024 3

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Wall of BRICS

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the first-ever summit of BRICS from 22 to 24 October 2024 in the Tatarstan city of Kazan. The founding...

03.11.2024 8

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Respect the Constitution

The political environment in Pakistan since April 2022 and in the USA over the last four years bears many similarities. The fateful incidents and...

27.10.2024 4

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Culture of Agriculture

During an official visit to China to attend SCO Security Forum in Beijing in 2005, I had the honour to sit at the dining table next to the Chinese...

20.10.2024 4

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Mirage of Democracy

I had opined in my piece “Democracy Hustlers” published in May 2024: “In 1970, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (late),...

13.10.2024 4

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Immoral Wars

The US state does not fight for the independent underdog, and it does not fight for liberty. A country or even a political party that attempts to...

07.10.2024 2

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Immoral Wars

The Civil War (1861–1865) was the deadliest war in American history. Altogether, over 600,000 died in the conflict, more than in World War I and...

06.10.2024 4

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Strategic Partnerships

On 18-19 September, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk paid a two-day visit to Islamabad. During his stay, he held meetings with...

29.09.2024 4

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Terrorists or Khawarij

This piece may be read as a sequel to my last published article on the subject in January 2023 titled “Terrorism Redux in Pakistan”. Recently, the...

22.09.2024 5

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Impact of Governance

The world has experienced an evolutionary period of almost two and a half centuries for putting in place acceptable systems of governance for...

15.09.2024 5

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Impending Punch

Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran, on 31 July 2024, with Israel blamed for his killing. Haniyeh...

10.09.2024 9

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

The Harvest of Falsehood

‘As you sow, so shall you reap’ is a popular proverb with a good moral lesson. One cannot sow the seeds of cactus and expect roses to grow on the...

03.09.2024 3

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Puzzling Geopolitics

Since the end of the Second World War, the world has remained distinctly divided into two ideological, political, and economic camps: the Right and...

29.08.2024 4

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Treasured Kindness

The Holy Quran contains numerous verses about Allah’s kindness and mercy towards His creation. Almost all Surahs in the Holy Quran, except one,...

23.08.2024 3

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Déjà Vu or Karma?

The phrase “déjà vu” is borrowed from French and means “already seen”. Déjà vu occurs when someone perceives they have already experienced...

23.07.2024 1

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Cooling or Warming up?

The IISS Shangri-La Dialogue is Asia’s premier defence summit. It’s a unique meeting where ministers debate the region’s most pressing security...

14.07.2024 2

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt

Back to Assassins

In the introduction to his major work, “On War”, Carl von Clausewitz wrote his most quoted dictum: ‘War is nothing but the continuation of...

10.07.2024 2

The Nation

Saleem Qamar Butt